Shield for garments



june v1930. A. s. FRIEDLANDER SHIELD FOR GARMENTS FiledJuly 17, 1929 Patented June 17, 1930 PATENToFFIcE ADELEy s.` FRIEDLANDER, or SAN FRANCIsca'cALIFoRNIA SHIELD Fon GAR-MENTS Application led July 17,

y on the dress shield.

By the` provision of the means whichy is attachable to the garment to hold the fastenJ ers for the shield, it becomes unnecessary to attach snap fasteners or any other fasteners to the garment direct. This obviates tearing or marring the garment due to any pulling upon the fastening devices andv enables fastener members to be applied to an extra flap of material which may be stitched, or basted, to any garment as desired, and may be removed from the garment at will.

The extra flap of material torlwhich one of the component parts of a plurality of fasteners is secured, is sold with the protecting shield, having thereon a like number of other component parts of snap fasteners or the like. By having the parts of the fasteners, which would otherwise be sewed directly to the garment,carried by 'an eXtra flap of material which is basted to thegarment with the fastener parts in proper positionthereon, much labor is saved and the means for attachment of the shields detachably to any garment is greatly simplified; and, at the same time, if desired, the flap which carries one-half of a plurality of fasteners can be removed'from any particular garment at will and attached to a dierent garmentl and the alignment and registry of the fastener parts on the flap with those of the shield, will remain undisturbed and require no adjustment whatsoever. Preferably, and as shown herein the extra flap of material is of substantially the same sizeand shape as the outer member of the protective shield which overlies the flap, so

that in addition to forming a ready j means' for attachment of the shield to the garment through the detachable fastening members carried by the flap and shield, the latter provides a double thickness of material and smooth base or support for said shield mem- 1929. serial No. '378599.

ber, This is important, as if the underlying `snap fastener members were carried by separate pieces of. material, not only lwould time be wasted in securing alignment and prop er registration of these with the members of the snap fastener carried by the shield, but 'the latter would be devoid of smoothness and present an `unworkmanlike appearance, and be unsatisfactory, as will be obvious, in a high'grade garment. r

The foregoing and other advantages andl purposes ofv the invention, including such details of the parts as are necessary to a full knowledge of the invention will bereadily understood from the following description 65 when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 illustrates thev armhole of a garment with the device embodying the present invention applied thereto, showing the method of attachment; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating the detachable flap and Fig. 4; is a view of the shield or protec-4 tor in connection with which Ithe flap isem- 75 ployed. A p

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 2 illustrates the armhole of a garment, the material around which is doubled over to form a hem as is usual. The flap 4 comprises so a piece of any suitable material, such as soft cotton, silk o r the like, which is fashioned as shown in the form of a shield, having a curved upper edge portion 6 forming two projecting limbs 8. This flap of material has previously attached thereto, and at the points shown, the studs 10 of ordinary snap fasteners; or, they may be one member of any particular type ofvfastener, which is adapted to coopcrate with another member, carried by a por- 90 tion of a garment which is to be detachably secured to the Hap. The flap 4 thus equipped with fastener `members, is adapted to be stitched nto the garment below the armhole 2 thereof so that the curvature of the edge 95 6 of the Hap corresponds with the curvature of the lower part of the armhole 2. When so attached to the garment the fastener members 10 carried by the flap 4;l are correctly pos itioned to cooperate with the component fasrelation of the tening members a, 10, 10, which are carried by the outer member. 14 of the dress shield 15, the inner member 13 of this shield fitting Within the armhole, and between the garment and the body of the wearer as is usual, such parts being clearly shown in Fi 2 of the drawings. n

shown in Fig. 1, the flap 4 has been stitched to the garment in position below -the armhole thereof, and the outer portion of the shield is folded back, showing the upper fastening member 10a carried thereby 1n position to be snapped over the fastener member 10 carried by the flap, and the re- 15) maining `members of the fasteners 10, 10,

on the inside of the outer shield section, 14, are similarly snapped over the component fastening members 10 of the flap 4 which are properly located for cooperation therewith.

.20 It will be seen that with this invention the greatest amount of simplicity of application and use of a dress shield to various garments is secured, as the flap 4 is easily applied to any garment through the instrumentality of a plurality of stitches which may be very coarse and in fact basting stitches, if desired, and that as the device includes when purchased both the flap and the shield with the cooperating parts of the fasteners properly placed on these members, it is very easy to attach the device in position. Also, in laundering the shield it is merely necessary to detach it from the fastener members, and after laundering to reattach it thereto without disturbing the proper Spacing of the fastener members which are carried by the flap 4, thc latter remaining stitched to the 'garment while the shield is being laundered.

By the terms protecting shield, and protecting garment shield, as used herein, Iv

refer to those shields of moisture-proof material of the type commonly worn beneath armholes of garments to protect the garments from discoloration or stains due to perspiration. The cleansing of these pro- Iied by the outer face of said iap, and posi- I tioned to register with the aforesaid fastener members carried by the outer shield. member.

3. In a dress protector, the combination of a flap of soft textile material shaped as a shield and having a curved portion to tit -beneath the armhole of a garment and adapted to be permanently stitched to said garment, said flap carrying three like members of a snap fastener located at spaced points thereon, of a protecting shield composed of an inner portion and an outer portion for fitting within the arm opening of a garment, the outer portion of said shield corresponding substatially to the size and shape of the flap and arranged to overlie the latter, and having equally spaced cooperating parts of asnap fastener which are arranged to engage with the members of the fastener carried by said ap.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of July A. D. 1929.

ADLE S. FRIEDLANDER.

tecting shields, as by laundering or otherwise, is highly desirable, and by this Vinvention is permitted without necessitating the ripping of stitches, or removal of other permanent fastening ordinarily employed in securing these protecting shields in position.

I claim:

1. The combination with a flap of soft material shaped to fit beneath the armhole of a garment and designed for permanent attachment by stitching in position and carrying members of a fastener, of a protecting garment shield comprising members adapted to fit, respectively, inside and outside of the arm opening of a garment, the outer member of said shield being of substantially the size and shape of the flap and having cooperating fastening devices on its under face which are positioned to engage the fastening members upon the flap. 

